noffsinger Chapter 235: What men can do, women can do too
Chapter 235: What men can do, women can do too
When they returned to the courtyard, Qiao Shinian ordered, "Take this girl to take a bath and change into clean clothes first."
After saying that, he went to the public bathroom and washed his whole body with warm water. Then, after thinking about what had happened before, he found that this girl seemed very different.
When she came out wiping her hair, she saw Ji Lanzhou standing at the gate of the courtyard with a complicated expression on his face.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Qiao Shinian asked.
Ji Lanzhou stared at Qiao Shinian in confusion, a little puzzled: "Why don't you let us go?"
"Ah? Xiaoxi can't swim. As for you, I'm not sure you can swim. Besides, you won't need me to save two people at that time." Qiao Shinian said, turning his head to look at the room where the girl went in, a little puzzled, "Do you think this little girl is particularly calm? It feels weird."
Ji Lanzhou was silent for a few seconds and then nodded: "It is a bit strange. The news that Prince Yongle received is also strange."
"I heard you have a fiancée?" Qiao Shinian turned his head and looked at Ji Lanzhou. "I heard a few days ago that your parents will come to Xingzhou next year to hold your coming-of-age ceremony. I heard that your relationship doesn't seem to be going well recently."
Ji Lanzhou didn't expect Qiao Shinian to change the subject so quickly. He was caught off guard for a moment. He looked at Qiao Shinian blankly for a while before he said, "Yes, the Dai family wants to cancel the engagement. My parents are very angry about this recently."
"Why do I want to break off the engagement with you?" Qiao Shinian pulled a bench over and sat in front of Ji Lanzhou, staring at him curiously: "Is it because you and Wen Jiu came to Xingzhou? You don't see each other often? You can also write a letter."
Ji Lanzhou frowned and thought for a long time before looking down at Qiao Shinian. Her hair had been dried but not fumigated, so it still looked wet. She seemed to be sitting in front of him just to bask in the sun and chat with him.
The person who had just taken a bath and changed clothes exuded the scent of gardenia. Unlike those young ladies from aristocratic families who liked light and elegant fragrances, she seemed to prefer gardenia. He had heard Jiu talk about the reason, so at this moment he couldn't help but imagine the current wise king in his impression.
I met him once when I was young. He was a handsome man, but it has been so long that my memory of him has become fuzzy. I only remember that he gave people the feeling that he was very sad.
"Do you still miss the wise king particularly?" After these words were spoken, the courtyard seemed to be quiet for a moment.
Qiao Shinian smiled and said, "I'm the one asking you the question. Why are you asking me the other way? But if you don't want to say it, you can choose to tell me. There's no need to change the subject like this."
"I'm just suddenly curious, how could you like someone like that?" Ji Lanzhou thought for a moment and said, fearing Qiao Shinian might misunderstand him, "He is always filled with sadness. Although he smiles softly, he is actually a very cold person in his bones. He doesn't allow anyone to get close to him."
These are all the memories Ji Lanzhou has of Mu Qingchen.
The sun was dazzling, Qiao Shinian looked up at the sky, and after a long while he whispered, "I don't know, I just like him. I always feel safe with him by my side, I don't have to think so much, I am still my carefree self, haha."
When she said this, Qiao Shinian couldn't help laughing out loud, tears welling up in her eyes. She let out a long breath and said with a smile: "Where is your fiancée? Is it because her family has a better choice? Does she like you? Do you like her?"
"If you need help, you can tell Wen Jiu and he will help you. He just needs you to owe him a small favor." Qiao Shinian gestured a little with her hands. She looked a little playful at this moment.
Ji Lanzhou frowned and thought for a long time, then answered seriously: "I have met her five times in total, and we only talked twice. I don't know if she likes me. I don't think she likes me, but it's a family marriage, so we can't say whether we like her or not."
"Okay, poor thing, I'll give you an extra piece of meat at noon to comfort you." Qiao Shinian raised her hands and rubbed her hair. It was already noon, the temperature was still hot, and her hair was almost dry.
After rubbing her hair, she leaned over to look at the room where Kong Twelve was.
A long time later, Cao Yue helped the girl out. Seeing Qiao Shinian's appearance, she couldn't help but say, "Sister Shinian, you came out without taking care of your hair again, and there are strangers here!"
"Little antique!" Qiao Shinian said with a smile: "It's just hair, there's no need."
"What I want to say is that you should take care of your image. Look at how sloppy you are." Cao Yue said as she started to tidy up Qiao Shinian's hair.
"I don't want it. The bun you put on my hair doesn't look good. I want Yuzhu to put my hair on for lunch." Qiao Shinian turned his head away.
"Thank you for saving my life." Just as Qiao Shinian and Cao Yue were chatting and laughing, the woman in blue plain clothes knelt down.
"No, get up quickly." Qiao Shinian and Cao Yue stopped making trouble and quickly helped her up. "You are pregnant, sit down quickly."
"Sister, she's fine, just a little frightened. The child and she are fine." Kong Twelve handed a piece of paper to Cao Yue, "Sister Cao, go get the medicine."
"You little brat, you only know how to order me around." Cao Yue went out with the prescription. Before leaving, she glanced at Ji Lanzhou, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.
"Um...girl, what's your name? How old are you this year? Can you tell me about yourself?" Qiao Shinian asked.
Ding Cuicui looked at Qiao Shinian, then turned to look at Ji Lanzhou and Kong Twelve, lowered her head and whispered: "My name is Ding Cuicui, and I'm already fifteen. If the girl wants to know who the father of the child is, then I can only say that he is dead."
"Oh, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it. I need to understand your situation and want to know your next plans and ideas. If you want to leave, we won't force you to stay.
If you want to stay, we welcome you. After all, what I am mainly doing now is to prevent women from relying solely on men and their families. Women are the same as men, without distinction of high or low status, and men and women should be equal.
What men can do, women can do too. Ordinary men deserve respect, and so do women.
Of course, this is just empty talk now. Maybe it will come true in the future, or maybe it won’t.”
Ding Cuicui looked at Qiao Shinian, her eyes widened slightly. She thought she was quite rebellious, but she didn't expect to meet someone who was more daring than her.
Gender equality? If people outside heard this, they would probably laugh at her and ask if she was mentally ill, or teach her a lesson.
It took Ding Cuicui a while to remember what to say to Qiao Shinian: "What about a woman like me?"
"You have the right to be a mother, regardless of whether the father of the child is married to you or not. Single mothers are greater. Of course, my point of view is that men and women admire each other without destroying other people's families." Qiao Shinian looked at Ding Cuicui, "I can feel that you really want to live. You really shouldn't die innocently because of this."
Ji Lanzhou really wanted to say that this was ridiculous!
It seems that he needs to find time to persuade Wen Jiu. Qiao Shinian's behavior will definitely arouse public anger and end up in an irreversible situation.